Door hoods



RIMMEIR Dec. 2, 1958 DOOR noons Filed Aug. 20, 1954- 0 W 2 Mi d I N M {In E .Phzgprsl M w M 1 H I H I 1 I fi A I h 1 m I a 1 United States Patent DOOR HOODS Paul Rimmeir, Miami, Fla., assignor to Seaview Industries, Inc., Miami, Fla., a corporation of Florida Application August 20, 1954, Serial No. 451,211 1 Claim. (Cl. 20-57.5)

This invention is a hood to be applied over doors or possibly other openings in a building structure.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a door hood of such construction as to be readily and with comparative ease applied over the doorway of a building to protect the doorway against rain, sleet, snow and the like, which presents an attractive appearance, which affords adequate protection to the doorway, which is strong and durable so as to adequately withstand strains and stresses to which it may be subjected, and which is so constructed as to obviate the possibility of leakage at the juncture of the hood with the building so as to prevent discoloration, soil or stain thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means for the collection and runofi of such water as may accumulate on the roof of the hood so that the ultimate drainage of the roof will occur at a distance remote from the side or face of the building and thus prevent soil or discoloration by splash.

A further object of the invention is to provide a door hood so fabricated as to permit the use of plastic or synthetic materials, such as sheet Fiberglas, in the roof structure whereby the overall weight of the hood is kept to a minimum with assurance of adequate protection of the door opening.

A further object of the invention is to provide a door hood so constructed that the drainage of water from the roof thereof is internal, and involving novel means for supporting the edges and end of the roof sheet with a minimum of securing elements.

A further object of the invention is to provide a door hood having its header so constructed as to provide means whereby the same may be sealed at its juncture with the wall in such manner as to positively prevent leakage at this juncture and thus obviate the possibility of stain or discoloration of the building face.

With the foregoing objects in view, together with others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as will be described more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a roof hood constructed in accordance with the invention,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the header in the position it will assume when applied to a wall, parts broken away to show the inner structure,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional view taken substantially upon line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of one of the outer corners of the hood, a part of the roof being broken away to show the underlying structure, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken substantially upon line 55 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the hood comprises a substantially rectangular frame as shown in Fig. 1 including the inner side or header 6 to be afl'ixed to the wall of the building with which it is to be associated, an outer side parallel therewith represented generally at 7 and the ends 8 which connect at their extremities with the ends of the header 6 and the outer side 7. This hood frame is constructed preferably of thin narrow gage metal and the outer side and the ends are relatively deep as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The said outer side and ends may be ornamented by spaced corrugations as indicated at 9 which also serve as reenforcements and to add strength and rigidity to these parts of the frame.

The header 6 comprises an elongated metallic strip as shown secured by plate 10 or any other approved means to the inner extremities of the ends 8. This header is provided at proper intervals with openings through which screws or bolts 11 may be passed to secure the same in flat and horizontal engagement with the wall of the building with which the hood is to be used. It will be observed that the upper edge of the header plate 6 is disposed below the upper edge of the side and ends, and the upper longitudinal extremity of the header 6 is disposed angularly in an outward direction to provide a lip 12 to provide a recess or pocket for the application of a suitable sealing or caulking material represented at 13. The lower longitudinal edge of the header plate 6 is provided with spaced parallel projections 14 disposed at substantially right angles to the header plate 6. The outer ends of these flanges are inclined upwardly to provide lips 15, and the inner end of the roof structure for the hood 16 is engaged and confined securely between these flanges as shown more particularly in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

The outer side 7 and the ends 8 of the frame are bent upon themselves throughout their lengths in an inward direction to provide a gutter indicated at 17. The gutters of the sides 8 communicate at their outer ends with the gutter extending throughout the length of the outer end 7 so that the gutters are all in communication with one another. The bottoms of these gutters at each of the outer corners of the frame are cut away as at 18 to provide a drain opening through which water received within the gutters can pass or drop to the ground. The outer extremities of the ends of the frame are secured to the ends of the side 7 by means of angle plate 20 or any other suitable securing means as will be understood.

Arranged upon the inner faces of the ends 8 of the frame are outwardly and downwardly inclined angle plates constituting troughs 21, the same being secured to the side and ends by means of securing bolts 22 as shown. The angle plates 21 which project inwardly from the side and ends are upturned at their innermost extremities as at 23 whereby to provide a trough of each of the said plates. It will be be observed, particularly with reference to Fig. 3 of the drawing, that the angle plates 21 are disposed entirely within the frame of the hood and are disposed at a decided downward pitch from the inner side of the frame to the outer extremity thereof. The angle plate 21 secured to the outer end 7 of the frame is disposed near to the bottom of the said end and above the gutter 17.

The angle plates 21 which constitute the side and end troughs constitute supports for the edges of the roof member 16, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The adjoining ends of these troughs are cut away as shown more particularly in Figs. 3 and 4 to provide openings 24 disposed immediately above the underlying inwardly projecting gutter 17. It is obvious, therefore, that water falling upon the roof 16 will move downwardly thereof and into thetrough 21 at the outer side of the frame, from whence it will pass through the openings 24 and into the gutter 17, from whence it passes to the ground through the openings 18 at the outer extremities of the end 7 of the frame. Any water which may flow beyond the lateral edges of-the roof 16 will be .caught in the trough 21 and pass through the openings 24 and into the gutter. I

The-roof illustrated in the present instanceis corrugated as shown particularly in "Figs. 1 and 3-of-the drawing, but it will be understood thatthe roof sheet-may be perfeetly flat or may take forms other than that illustrated. It willalso be noted that the angle plates 21 extend asubstantial distance inwardly under the lateral edges of the overlying roof sheet so as to adequately support the same. The roof may be attached tothe angle plates 21 by meansof bolts, screws -or other securing elements represented at 25. The -roof-in=tl1is instance is made of composition material such as Fiberglas for economy of construction, durability, ease of assembly, as well as ornamental eifect.

The hood frame thus constructed is adequately supported in proper position by means of struts 26 secured at theirinner ends as at 27 to the wall of the building well above the hood and at their outer ends to the clip members 28 secured to the inner surface of the outer side 7 of the hood immediately above the lower edge thereof.

From the-foregoing it is apparent that l have provided a hood for doorways or other openings of a building to effectively shade such openings as well as to protect the same against the weather. The construction .is such as to present a hood of highly ornamental character without the sacrifice of strength, rigidity and durability. Moreover, the hood is so constructed and assembled as to safeguard the wall of the buiding to which it is attached against soil or discoloration occurring at the juncture of the hood with the wall. The sealed arrangement effectively insures this joint against leakage. The drain troughs 21 and the gutters 17 are housed within the hood so that no protuberances or projections of any kind are necessary. This constructionand arrangement of troughs and gutters is such that all water tending to accumulate upon the :roof will pass to the extreme outer side of the hood and will how .to the ground through the openings 18 in the gutter at the outer extremities of the hood. The area beneath the hood is thus maintained in a dry condition, and the distance of the outlets 18 from the face of the building is sufficient to prevent discoloration of the latter due to possible splash.

By constructing the ends and outer side of the hood relatively deep, the effects of an inclined roof are adequately obtained without such inclined roof being observable.

I claim:

In a door hood structure, a substantially rectangular frame comprising inner and outer side walls and spaced apart end walls, a continuous gutter projecting inwardly from said ends and the outer side of said frame and along the bottoms thereof, troughsconnected to said outer side wall and to said end walls and in contact therewith along the inner faces thereof, the trough on said outer side wall disposed immediately above and spaced from said gutter and near the lower end of said side, the troughs secured to said ends inclining downwardly from the inner end of said frame to their juncture with the trough of said outer end, a roof sheet disposed within said frame at an angle corresponding with the inclination of said end wall troughs and having its outer end and-side edges resting upon the inner lips of said troughs and spaced inwardly from said outer end -wall and said ends, said troughs having openings therein at the juncture of said side troughs with said end troughs disposed above said gutter, and said side wall gutter having drain openings in the ends thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,775,383 Auble Sept. 9, 1930 2,474,713 Auble June 28, 1949 2,618,820 Struben et al. Nov. '25, 1952 2,685,716 Evans Aug. 10, 1954 2,724,875 McKinley Nov. 29, 1955 2,741,811 Malone Apr. 17, 1956 

